Neo-Confucianism holds that one cannot sit passively and wait for enlightenment, as the Buddhists do, but must actively "seek truth through facts" in order to understand the relationships of form (li) and substance (qi) as they govern the constitution of the totality of the universe or "_________________."

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Neo-Confucianism emphasizes understanding the universe through the interplay of li (principle) and qi (material force), culminating in the concept of the "Supreme Ultimate" (Taiji).

Neo-Confucianism Holds That One Cannot Sit Passively and Wait for Enlightenment